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As a country, Turkey has more sights to see than just about any other country in the world. The Black Sea coast is famously green and has incredible hiking in the summer, skiing in the winter. The southeast and Mesopotamia features the remains of countles...

There are 3 requirements to finding an amazing spot to go stargazing. First and foremost, there need to me no lights anywhere around, so you get a clear view of the night sky. Second, you’d like to be high up so that you’re close enough to feel like you c...

Quick question: what’s the closest ski resort in the world to the equator? You guessed it, it’s Saklıkent in Antalya, which doubles as the closest ski resort to the Mediterranean Sea. This beautiful spot overlooking a canyon of the same name rises up to 2...

Bitlis, accommodating the largest Islamic graveyard, offers a deeper insight into a more peaceful everyday life. The lively city of Bitlis stands in the middle of a green oasis. The city's architecture uses the local dark stone, with stone monuments inclu...

Kars, a transit point between Anatolia and the Caucasus, has an outstanding beauty in itself, magnified by Ani Ruins- a medieval city once called "City of 1001 Churches". Kars is located at the transit point from Anatolia into the Caucasus. Visitors can e...

Erzurum, containing a highly qualified ski resort, is like a haven for winter sport lovers who would like to ski for eight months on steep slopes carpeted by fine snow. Erzurum, the largest city in eastern Anatolia, is sprawled over a high plateau at an a...

With ancient cities hidden among forests with oxygen-rich air, Antalya is a holiday paradise offering much more than one might expect. Antalya was founded in 158-138 BC by Attalus II, King of Pergamon, who named the city Attaleia after himself. Having bee...

When you think of Turkey, you probably think mostly of the sun, the sand the sea. But Turkey’s a huge country with just about every kind of terrain imaginable, including some world class ski slopes! Just recently, the FIS Snowboarding world championships ...

1. You can carve turns for six miles straight. Turkey has more than 100 peaks above 9,800 feet (3,000 meters) and nearly a dozen ski resorts. The most popular is south of the Sea of Marmara, in the alpine village of Uludağ at an elevation of more than 6,5...

Every landscape of Turkey forms the backdrop and context for people and events, with perhaps the most thrilling aspect of travelling the ability to become an active participant in this landscape. As in all human interactions the basis is one of equality i...